Edna Brinkley, Ph.D., ART, CCATP

07/30/2025

Listen up!

I’ve got a bespoke* program created to help ambitious, exhausted women, just like you. It’s about stress relief, anxiety relief, no longer running on autopilot, a quiet mind, authoritative boundaries, a less tense body, intentional actions, and so much more!!!

It’s a transformational experience that will touch every aspect of your well-being.

Question for you: What if your anxiety and stress is because, every single day, you’re having to deal with a f@cked up world where you aren’t seen, heard, valued, or respected?

I’ve worked with women:

-who’ve lost countless hours of sleep because they were so anxious about going into the office the next day believing they had to ‘prove’ they belonged there

-whose intelligence had been questioned simply because of their skin tone

-who’ve been forced out of their homes, lost their jobs, had to/chose to divorce, because they owned their authentic selves, with no apologies

-whose department head told them their hairstyle didn’t fit the office ‘culture’

-whose boss and co-workers gave them a ‘nickname’ because they said they couldn’t pronounce their real name

-who believed they had to be self-reliant because they learned that asking for help or support came with a high price

What if you could let all this, slide off you like Teflon?

I know how to help you,

This ain’t ‘yo Mama’s coaching!

I’m offering you the path from where you are (hypervigilant, overburdened, overlooked, anxious, and exhausted) to where you want to be (confident, appreciated, peaceful, empowered, energized).

You Are READY for this If You Know:
• Settling is NO LONGER an option
• Your potential is BIGGER than your fears
• You're DONE with letting stress, anxiety, and exhaustion control your story
• Your inner peace is NON-NEGOTIABLE
• You're WILLING to do the deep work

The first step to get on the path is simple: Schedule some time for us to chat, one professional woman to another, one who’s walked that path and crossed to the other side.

You are so much more than you know. I see you, the diamond, hidden under a mountainload of stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and other people’s stuff. Let’s talk!

Talk again soon,
Dr. B.

* Yes, it’s customized and I’ll be including my Dr. B. Essentials in it – extra skills and information you NEED to know to rewire your automatic stress response and bring you back home to you

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07/18/2025

Are you:

➢ Living for Friday, dreading Sunday evenings?
➢ Noticing that your inner voice has become your harshest critic?
➢ Running a marathon at sprint speeds - every single day?
➢ Realizing the persistent tightness in your shoulders has become your normal?
➢ The “Chief Everything Officer”: managing career, home, and everyone's emotions?
➢ Having that restless feeling that something fundamental needs to change

If you answered, “Yep, that’s me” to even one of these, listen up.

I’m planning the rest of my year and I’m looking for 3 women to enter 2026 having quantum leaped into the life of their dreams.

If you’re telling yourself, “I’m so tired of being like this. Dr. B., hook me up cos I’m ready to:

• finally feel like myself again
• stop living in constant survival mode
• have energy for the things that actually matter to me
• feel calm in my own body
• stop snapping at the people I love the most
• wake up without that knot of anxiety in my stomach
• actually enjoy my life instead of just surviving it
• feel strong and centered, not scattered and overwhelmed
• break this cycle and show up as the woman I know I can be

I invite you to join me for a no pressure, no selling conversation where we’ll talk about where you are now, what you want, and what could be possible moving forward. Schedule here today because 2026 is coming up fast – time to feel like yourself again!

Talk soon,
Dr. B.

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06/27/2025

You Are Already Worthy

There's something I need you to know today, something that might feel revolutionary in its simplicity:

You are not broken.

You never were.

In a world that profits from your insecurities, that whispers you need more courses, more fixing, more becoming before you're enough—this truth stands firm. You don't need another self-help book to prove your worth. You don't need to earn your place at the table. You don't need to shrink yourself to fit into spaces that weren't built for your magnificence.

The Woman Within
Inside you lives a woman who has always known her power. She's been waiting patiently while you've been searching for yourself everywhere else. She's the one who makes decisions from intuition, who trusts her voice, who takes up space without apology. She's not hiding because she's afraid—she's been waiting for you to remember that she was never lost.

This woman within you doesn't need permission to be brilliant. She doesn't need validation to speak her truth. She doesn't need fixing because she was never broken.

Your Worthiness is Not Negotiable

Your worth isn't determined by:
- How much you achieve or accomplish
- Whether others approve of your choices
- How well you fit society's definitions of success
- Your past mistakes or perceived failures
- How much you give or sacrifice for others

Your worthiness is as fundamental as your heartbeat. It exists simply because you exist. It's woven into the fabric of who you are, unshakeable and eternal.

The Full, Beautiful Life Awaits
That life you've been dreaming of? The one where you wake up feeling aligned, where your days flow with purpose, where you speak your truth without fear? It's not waiting for you to become someone else. It's waiting for you to fully embrace who you already are.

You don't need to transform into worthiness—you need to remember it.

You don't need to create your power—you need to unleash it.

You don't need to build your worth—you need to stop letting others chip away at what was always yours.

A Gentle Reminder

The world needs the woman you are right now. Not the version of you that's smaller, quieter, or more convenient.

The world needs your full voice, your authentic presence, your unfiltered brilliance.

Today, can you sit with this truth?

Can you let it settle into your bones?

You are already worthy.

You are already enough.

You are already powerful beyond measure.

The only thing standing between you and the life you desire is the story that you need to be different first.

That story ends today.

Your Worthy Life Starts Now
If this message resonated with you, if something inside you whispered "yes" as you read these words, then you're ready to take the next step. You're ready to stop living small and start embodying the truth of who you are.

Ready to remember your inherent worth and unleash the powerful woman within?

Schedule your Breakthrough Session with me today. No pressure, no sales – just 2 worthy professional women having a chat.

Because you don't need fixing—you need remembering. And I’m here to remind you, again and again, until you never forget.

Talk again soon, Dr. B.

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06/03/2025

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05/15/2025

Honoring Women's Health Month: Creating Your Sanctuary of Calm

I was cradling my steaming mug of caramel herbal tea this morning – watching the gentle rain tap against the window while wrapped in my favorite shawl – when I wanted to talk with you about May being Women's Health Month. There's something comforting about these misty PNW mornings that invites reflection, even as the 200-foot tall evergreens outside stand resilient against the lingering chill.

A month to honor our whole-body wisdom
While enjoying my tea, I found myself reflecting on how women's health encompasses so much more than our annual check-ups (though those are certainly important and have you had yours yet?!).

True wellbeing includes creating the conditions for our nervous systems to find balance – something many of us have moved away from in our busy, always-connected lives.

I've noticed in my own journey that when my nervous system feels regulated and balanced, everything else flows more naturally – my sleep improves, I don’t snap at my sweetie or eat as many sweets, and even challenging situations feel more manageable.

Creating your sanctuary, one moment at a time
This Women's Health Month, I'm inviting myself (and you, if it resonates) to create small pockets of nervous system nourishment throughout each day.

Simple practices that remind our bodies we're safe, seen, and supported:
• Morning sunlight on your face while enjoying that first sip of something warm
• A midday pause to feel your feet connecting with the earth, even if just for 30 seconds
• Evening wind-down rituals that signal to your body that rest is coming

I always keep a light blanket (it’s cold here!!!) and lavender sachet at my desk for moments when I need to wrap myself in comfort between meetings and sessions. These tiny anchors of care make such a difference.

Nature's invitation in May
There's wisdom in May's offerings – the lengthening daylight, the fresh greens appearing everywhere, the gentle invitation to emerge after winter's rest. Our nervous systems respond so beautifully to these natural rhythms when we allow ourselves to notice them.

A few days ago, it was actually sunny so I took a walk around my local lake, watching birds, hearing their call, hearing the rustle of the trees, and taking notice of all the wild blackberry bushes that I’ll enjoy eating from later this year. Twenty minutes of this simple pleasure shifted something in me that carried through the rest of a demanding day.

A gentle reminder
As women, we often place ourselves last on our own care lists. This Women's Health Month, perhaps we can practice the revolutionary act of treating our nervous system balance as essential rather than optional – a foundation for everything else we bring to the world.

Today take a moment to feel the afternoon sunshine warm your face and shoulders and breathe deeply into this pocket of peace. These small moments truly can become anchors throughout your days.

Wishing you spaces of gentle calm during this beautiful month of May,

Warmly,

Dr. B.

P.S. I'd love to hear about your favorite nervous system soothing practice if you'd like to share. The wisdom we offer each other is such a gift.

05/09/2025

From Survival Mode to Thriving Leadership: Your Path Forward -

05/07/2025

Are You Surviving or Thriving? Take This Quick Quiz

In the whirlwind of leadership, motherhood, and everything in between, have you checked in with yourself lately? Not just the surface-level "I'm fine" we reflexively offer others, but a genuine assessment of your inner landscape?

Today, I'm sharing a comprehensive approach to personal wellbeing that flows from internal regulation to external expression—because your effectiveness as a leader begins with your internal state.

Why Inner Peace Is Non-Negotiable for Leader-Mamas

The most successful women I work with have discovered a powerful truth: sustainable success doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from building an unshakable foundation of inner regulation that allows your authentic voice to emerge and guide your actions.

When you're constantly operating from a place of dysregulation (hello, stress and overwhelm!), you're making decisions from your survival brain, not your wisdom brain. This keeps you trapped in cycles of reaction rather than intentional creation.

Take this quick 5-question quiz to gauge where you currently stand:

1. When faced with unexpected challenges, do you typically feel centered and responsive, or reactive and overwhelmed?

2. How often do you make time for practices that regulate your nervous system (e.g. breathwork, mindfulness, movement)?

3. Can you easily distinguish between thoughts arising from fear versus those aligned with your deeper values?

4. Do your daily actions reflect your authentic priorities, or are they primarily driven by external expectations?

5. At the end of most days, do you feel fulfilled by how you've spent your energy, or depleted and disconnected?

Dr. B’s Three Pillars of Authentic Living

Your answers reveal where you might benefit from my integrated approach to authentic living. This framework begins with nervous system regulation, which unlocks your authentic voice, leading to aligned action – hence what I’m calling the Three Pillars of Authentic Living.

Don't wait another day to transform your leadership and life. The cost of remaining in dysregulation is simply too high.

Book your complimentary Rapid Stress Relief Breakthrough Session TODAY

Stop accepting stress as your default state. Your most powerful leadership emerges from a regulated nervous system.

Talk again soon,
Dr. B.

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05/01/2025

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04/18/2025

YOUR INNER VOICE: The SECRET SUPERPOWER Behind Every Success Story!

That critical voice in your head isn't just annoying background noise—it's actively BLOCKING your path to GREATNESS!

THIS is the missing piece you've been searching for!

THE SURPRISING REALITY: Your inner dialogue isn't just "self-talk"—it's the ARCHITECT of your professional potential!

When your inner voice is your harshest critic:

• Your brilliant ideas get STRANGLED before they're shared!
• Your natural confidence gets CRUSHED under constant judgment!
• Your energy for innovation gets DRAINED by self-doubt!
• Your authentic connections get BLOCKED by fear of rejection!

THIS is why even when you KNOW what to do, you struggle to SHOW UP as your best self!

WHY THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING:

Your inner voice and nervous system work as ONE UNIFIED FORCE:

• Harsh self-criticism TRIGGERS your stress response!
o EX: Fight or flight anyone?
• An activated stress response AMPLIFIES negative self-talk!
o EX: Why bother? They’re gonna give that promotion to someone else.
• This vicious cycle LIMITS what you believe is possible!
o EX: Even if I get this extra leadership credential, nothing will change
• Your actions reflect these RESTRICTED beliefs!
o EX: You don’t even apply for your company’s Women’s Leadership Development Program

When you reshape your inner dialogue:

• Challenging feedback becomes VALUABLE input rather than personal failure!
• Risk-taking feels EXCITING rather than terrifying!
• Leadership opportunities become INVITATIONS to shine rather than chances to fail!
• Your presence RADIATES authentic confidence that inspires others!

THIS isn't about positive thinking—it's about REWIRING your entire professional foundation!

YOUR PROFESSIONAL BREAKTHROUGH STARTS WITH YOUR INNER VOICE!

Believing in your unlimited potential, and ready to be your guide along the way!

Talk soon,
Dr. B.

P.S. FINAL CALL! Only 3 SPOTS REMAIN to grab your spot for a complimentary 30-minute Rapid Stress Relief Breakthrough Session. Secure your spot now before another woman leader claims it!

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